Men, do you really prefer a financially independent woman?

Do men really prefer a financially independent woman who has her own car, career, and place. To put it in a blunt way, do you prefer a woman who has her shit together? And does this only apply to dating and serious relationships?

Would you ever consider seriously dating a woman who is unemployed with no car, or would she need to be in school or recently unemployed?

What Girls & Guys Said

Generally, I think I would, yes. If someone can't support themselves then they feel like a mooch and they're probably not contributing back to the relationship. Though I know some women (and also some men!) that got TOO into the career thing and they have a family that they rarely see because they're too busy with work and are constantly going on business trips. That might actually be even worse than someone without a job. As with most things in life, ideally she should be balanced. (Men should also have a balanced life.)

Yes, though it has nothing to do with money. I just favor a woman who has some experience being self-sufficient and living on her own. I find it makes a huge difference in terms of our ability to click and relate to each other.

Let us say though that a woman was financially independent before and living on her own for a while but something unfortunate happened and now she's unemployed. Probably we could still click in that case since she's been shaped by that experience of being on her own and out in the world already.

prefer sure but ultimately if the girl is fun, hot and smart enough everything else is gravy. Money is always welcome all things being equal. But if I had a cute fun sexy 19 yo vs a established 27 yo I couldnt care about her job or what she has. Ill choose the young fun one every time. Im a fortunate man who has houses and cars and boats so a womans financial accomplishments mean little to me as they are no direct benefit to me. If anything from experience I can say it makes the relationship more challenging.

I choose 'my' woman based on other factors. Where presently she chose ME, actually...Looking at the financial 'detail' of a relationship - I see us as staff of a (2-poeple) 'company' with each of us bringing in specific -call it- talents. When the overall targeted financial situation is achieved, it is not too important how exactly this is done.Most important (to me) is that our EMOTIONAL investment pays off.

That is enough to cover the increased cost in utilities, food, part of the cost of us going out, etc. I'll pay for the house/mortgage myself since it will just be in my name. We each pay for our own car/transportation. (If one person wants an expensive vehicle, no reason the other person should have to work extra hard for something they don't even want/need.)